Grease gun filler



Oct. 4, 1938. M. SCHWABENLENDER 2,131,360

GREASE GUN FILLER Filed Aug. 24, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVEN OR --z BYmya wa ATTOR N EY Oct. 4, 1938. M. SCHWABENLENDER 2,131,360

GREASE GUN FILLER I Filed Aug 24, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W QL F INVENTORATTORNEY Patented Oct. 4, 1938 PATENT oFFicE GREASE GUN FILLER MathiasSchwabenlender, Hilbert, Wis.

Application August 24,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to grease gun fillers and has for the primaryobject the provision of a device of this character in which aconventional type of grease gun may be conveniently positioned and heldand may be easily actuated to fill-the grease chamber of the gun solidlywith grease and thereby eliminate air pockets within the grease of thegun and permit the gun filling operation to be quickly carried outwithout waste or loss of grease or the soiling of the hands of theoperator, the device being so constructed as to receive a large amountof grease from a. container and to maintain the grease free of foreignmatter.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1is a side elevation illustrating a grease gun filler constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is'a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line I--4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6- -6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating a modification ofmy invention.

Referring'in detail to the drawings, the numeral I indicates a gunsupporting sleeve having an' opening in one side thereof to permit easyand quick application and removal of a conventional type of grease gunfrom the sleeve. A semi-circular shaped support 2 is arranged in thesleeve I and may be adjusted vertically for a limited distance so as toaccommodate guns of different sizes in the sleeve I. The seat 2 has thedischarge end of the gun brought in engagement therewith, as clearlyshown in Figure 2, positioning the filling end of the gun uppermost andthe sleeve adjacent thereto is offset, as shown at 3, to prevent thescrew threads on the filling end of the gun from contacting with thesleeve and becoming damaged thereby. When the gun is placed in thesleeve I the cap for the filling end of the gun is removed.

1937, Serial No. 160,695

Integral with the upper end of the sleeve I is a valve housing 4composed of detachably connected sections and one section is integralwith the sleeve I and, the other section integral with a-grease hopper5. A ball type valve 6 is rotatably mounted in the housing 4 and isequipped with a stem I carrying a finger piece 8 arranged exteriorly ofthe housing whereby the passage 9 for the valve element may be movedinto and out of registration with the grease hopper 5 and the sleeve I.The hopper 5 is of substantially hopper-shape and the receiving endthereof may have a grease container, when inverted, positioned thereoverso that the grease of the container may pass into the hopper. Thereceiving end of the hopper has secured thereto a blade It for contactwith the bottom of the hopper and act as a scraper to remove any greaseadhering to the bottom of the container by rotating the latter relativeto the hopper. The blade I0 has a compound curve, as shown in Figure 4.

The lower end of the sleeve I is reduced and threaded in a pipe or tubeII carrying at its lower end a hardened strike element I2. Received inthe pipe or tube II is a rod l3 secured on a base I4. The base I4 actsas an anvil for the strike element to engage. and the rod I3 acts as aguide for the movement of the device in an upward and downwarddirection.

Instead of employing the base M a base I5 may be used and consists ,ofan L-shaped portion having an attaching flange H for securing the baseonto a wall or like support with its striking flange or face I8 disposeduppermost and carrying the rod I3.

In operation, after the placing of a grease gun in the sleeve I thevalve is actuated to connect the hopper with the upper end of thesleeve. The operator then moves the sleeve I upwardly and downwardly or,in other words, reciprocates the sleeve I in a vertical path and as thestrike element I2 engages the base a jolting effect will be imparted tothe gun for the purpose of causing the grease to pass therein and tosettle solidly in the gun .and thereby eliminate air pockets forming inthegrease and assure complete filling of the gun with grease. After thefilling of the gun or discontinuance of the use of the device the valveis closed, preventing the escape of the grease from the hopper. It willbe seen that a grease gun can be conveniently and quickly filled withoutsoiling the hands of the operator and further that the hopper may beconveniently filled with grease from a grease container.

What is claimed is:

1. A grease gun filler comprising a supporting sleeve to receive andsupport an open grease gun, a grease hopper connected with said sleeve,a valve for controlling the flow of grease from the hopper to the gunwithin the sleeve, and means for slidably supporting said sleeve wherebythe latter may be reciprocated and subjected to a jolting action forsettling grease in the gun.

2. A grease gun filler comprising a gun supl'O porting sleeve having anentrance in the side thereof, a seat adjustably mounted in said sleeveto be engaged by a gun, a grease hopper connected with said sleeve, avalve for controlling the flow of grease from the hopper to the sleeve,a

pipe connected with the sleeve, and a guide slidable in said pipe andproviding an anvil for the pipe to strike and thereby impart a joltingaction to the gun.

3. A grease gun filler comprising a gun supporting sleeve, a hopperconnected with said sleeve, a valve between said hopper and sleeve, apipe connected to said sleeve, a rod slidably received by said pipe, anda base for supporting said rod and acting as an anvil to be struck by 10V the gun.

MATHIAS SCHWABENLENDER.

